Ukraine has signed an initiative with international partners to supply 155-caliber artillery rounds and has already paid for them, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. He also noted an important result of the Czech initiative to purchase artillery ammunition. As of mid-February 2025, the Czech Republic has delivered 1.6 million shells to Ukraine and guarantees supplies until April.
Sweden will also provide Ukraine with 18 Archer self-propelled artillery systems and 5 Arthur counter-battery radars. This is part of the 18th military aid package, which is worth $300 million.
At the same time, the United States is ready to resume deliveries to Ukraine of long-range projectiles known as small diameter ground-launched bombs (GLSDBs) after they have been modernized to better counter Russian interference. The munitions will come amid reports that Ukraine’s stockpile of Army Tactical Air-to-Air Missile Systems (ATACMS) has been depleted. The GLSDB has a range of 161 km.
Ukraine is developing a Patriot-level Kilceni SAM system
Since the beginning of the full-scale war, Ukraine has faced a severe shortage of modern air defense systems capable of effectively countering missile strikes, drones, and aircraft.
In Lithuania, citizens of Russia and Belarus received over a million euros in aid for Ukrainians
The European Union’s support for Ukrainian refugees from the war in Lithuania has also been extended to citizens of Russia and Belarus. The amount of money involved is over a million euros.
EU approves 17th package of sanctions against Russia
It includes restrictions on nearly 200 vessels of the so-called “shadow fleet.”